Blepharis petalidioides Vollesen

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Frequency:	Rare
Status:	Native
Description:
Notes:	Only known from two collections.
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Habitat:	Wooded grassland and bushland on sandy soil.
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Only known from eastern Botswana.
Botswana distribution:	SE
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Endemic status:	Endemic
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Literature:	Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 17. Vollesen, K. (2000). Blepharis (Acanthaceae). A taxonomic revision. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Pages 243 - 245. Protologue (Includes a picture). Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Page 70.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Blepharis petalidioides
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Blepharis petalidioides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Blepharis petalidioides
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Blepharis petalidioides
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